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Seth

11 appearances · Bronze Age · 1975–2008
Who is Seth?

Seth is the Egyptian god of death in Marvel's universe, a powerful divine villain who clashes with Thor and other heroes. Drawing on genuine mythology, he rules over death and chaos, making him a formidable threat capable of challenging even Asgardian gods.

Born from the fertile imagination of Roy Thomas, Bill Mantlo, and Sal Buscema in the Bronze Age pages of Thor #240 (1975), Seth is a Marvel villain with mythological weight and a surprisingly wide footprint across the House of Ideas. Over more than three decades, this figure migrated from the thunder-drenched world of Thor into the pages of Spider-Girl and Amazing Spider-Girl, sharing the stage with heavy hitters like Thor Odinson, Thunderstrike, and May Parker — a roster that hints at a threat capable of crossing cosmic and street-level boundaries alike. Eleven catalog appearances may sound modest, but a character who can hold his own across such varied company and such a long publishing span is one worth seeking out for any collector who loves digging into Marvel's deeper mythological corners.

★ First appearance
Ibis #1
Jan 1942

Top series

Covers through the years — 1975–2008

Thor #240 1975
Thor #240
The Incredible Hulk #257 1981
The Incredible Hulk #257
Thor #397 1988
Thor #397
Spider-Girl #56 2003
Spider-Girl #56
Amazing Spider-Girl #15 2008
Amazing Spider-Girl #15

Appearances

Thor (1966)
The Incredible Hulk (1968)
West Coast Avengers (1985)
#41
Spider-Girl (1998)
Amazing Spider-Girl (2006)
#15